Panthers SCB Captain Munnerlyn walked out of Wednesday's practice over disappointment about his role in the game plan.

Munnerlyn told reporters his early exit was not because of injury or illness before saying they can ask coach Ron Rivera about it. On pace to play under 50 percent of the defensive snaps, the corner has been upset about his workload all season, although he did see a bump in snaps last week with LB Shaq Thompson (foot) sidelined. It sounds like his role was going to be scaled back again this week, and he is not happy about it. Munnerlyn signed a four-year, $17.5 million contract in March. Thu, Dec 14, 2017 08:55:00 AM

Munnerlyn (illness) didn't make the trip to East Rutherford. Ryan Kalil (neck) is active for the first time since Week 2, though he'll come off the bench with Tyler Larsen drawing another start at center for Carolina. Sun, Nov 26, 2017 11:35:00 AM

Panthers signed SCB Captain Munnerlyn to a four-year, $21 million contract.

Munnerlyn spent the first five years of his career in Carolina, and it always seemed likely he would come back home after the Vikings let him hit the open market. The Panthers are set on the outside with James Bradberry and Daryl Worley, but Munnerlyn is both a big upgrade in the slot and a solid veteran addition to a young cornerback room. Fri, Mar 10, 2017 07:51:00 PM

Depth Charts

Panthers re-signed DE Julius Peppers to a one-year, $5 million contract.

Peppers will return for his age-38 season and has shown few signs of wearing down. He's only missed two games since entering the league as the No. 2 overall pick in 2002 and recorded 11 sacks across 499 snaps last season. Peppers is recovering from shoulder surgery and likely won't do much this offseason before being ready to go for Week 1 as a pure pass rusher.

Panthers MLB Luke Kuechly underwent surgery on his right shoulder after the season.

We knew Kuechly was dealing with some type of injury when he skipped the Pro Bowl last month, and now it has been revealed it was a shoulder problem. Kuechly had a torn labrum repaired in his left shoulder in 2015, but the nature of this right shoulder issue is unclear. For now, we'll expect Kuechly to sit out OTAs and minicamp with an eye toward being ready for training camp.